Mindfulness

By Dr. Liz Chamberlain With the hustle and bustle of the holiday season upon us, not surprisingly, many of us experience an increase in stress. Although our purpose in celebrating the season is often to give gifts of love and appreciation to people in our lives, sometimes we feel more overloaded as we pack more…

Read the first half of this article: Shopping with Intention You have bags of groceries after returning from the store and start to think of what meals you can make from this purchase. Perhaps there is a recipe book you refer to, or if you are a week planner, maybe a meal plan has been…

Arriving at the grocery store, you observe that the parking lot is full to capacity. The store’s sign in white and yellow lettering already gives you anxiety about stepping through the automatic doors. Before you even start shopping for tonight’s dinner, you can feel your heart starting to race and a surge of anxiousness.…

Feeling stressed? Tied up in knots? After the holidays have passed and we settle into our new resolutions and regular demands of our lives and our work, suddenly the stress feels big again. How can we get everything on our to-do lists done and manage the stress? The answer may seem counterintuitive or selfish, but…

Wellbeing 360 events offer stress-free (and healthy) holiday recipes that’ll make any household happy and stress reduction techniques for any occasion! While you might not want yet another event to attend, our Wellbeing 360 event in December has what you need to reduce your holiday stress! Wellbeing 360 is a new and interactive series of…

Take the time to be thankful for your health by using these easy steps to reframe your mindset this holiday season. “Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” —William Arthur Ward, American author The holidays are about making positive connection with friends, family and…

Do you find yourself mindlessly eating when you aren’t hungry, or overeating without recognizing fullness or satisfaction? Before you eat, try this helpful exercise from our own Dr. Liz Chamberlain, and POUR mindfulness into your meal! POUR is an acronym for Pause, Observe, Understand, Respond. Apply these steps below: Pause Ask yourself: what is…

Most of us know which foods are healthy and which are not, so what gets in the way of making choices that help our bodies? When it comes down to it, when we eat unhealthy foods, it is driven by other factors – stress, boredom, habit, mindlessness, fatigue – and then we beat ourselves up…

Even though research has shown yoga can reduce stress and increase focus, here are 3 myths that often get in the way of trying it: Myth #1: Yoga is only for people who can sit still and meditate without distraction. Fact: It’s normal to be distracted or notice your mind wandering during a yoga practice…